The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

him. After taking a few deep breaths, she felt the pain

feel pain in my chest all

never had any heart-related illnesses, and

last couple of days. Anyway,

faint, icy gleam flashed in her

and continued to show his sympathy

listening

she found herself thinking about how pale and sickly Maverick had looked before she left the

acting

odd questions, such as whether I’d

who could not

into her thoughts, the more uneasy

the wrist before

man. There may be secrets behind him that could be extremely detrimental to you. You must be cautious and on your

Maverick’s choice of words

almost as if he had used the words “in the future” to exclude himself from any future events

about his trembling hands, his furrowed brows, the overwhelming sense of weakness that he couldn’t hide, and the way

she shouted at

wrong, Gwen?”

urgent came up. I’m afraid I

“Gwen—”

off when Gwendolyn

she was in the Bay Hill villa area, there were no taxis waiting by the roadside. After getting out of Charles’ car, she had no choice but to turn

and Justin caught up to

not move even after Gwendolyn left; it

watched as Gwendolyn frantically ran back to Bay Villa. At that moment, his expression

left Bay Villa when Nico once again confidently entered

William, and Quinton emerged from the shadows when they

month’s worth of salary from me the last time. Today, I’m going to win it

cold and serious. “I’m not here to play

two exchanged a

sounded through the air, and the three men immediately felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks.

three motionless figures on the ground impassively. As it turned out, tranquilizing them was

out from the shadows. “Nico, we can’t just leave them lying here, can we? Where

cupped his

still no sound or movement within the villa, nor was there

mind. Let’s go and

door of the villa was locked. Nico had wanted to kick it down, but he was worried he would not be able to explain himself to Gwendolyn after this. In

the door to the second-floor bedroom only to find Maverick lying on the chaise lounge. The pool of crimson blood on the floor was

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